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Collateral use and freezing orders: court permits disclosure of compelled schedules to Ukrainian investigators after open-court reference, applying 'special circumstances' test (Privatbank v Kolomoisky, Chancery Division, England and Wales)

Published on: 12 August 2024

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JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky and others [2024] EWHC 1837 (Ch)

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As a general rule, when documents or witness testimony are cited during a hearing in open court, the limits on their use in CPR 31.22 and 32.12 usually cease, because the material has entered the public domain. Permission of the court remains necessary where the material is treated as not having entered the public domain owing to the bar on collateral use (for example, where it is covered by a freezing order or a confidentiality club). In addition, if the documents at issue are schedules to particulars of claim, they are not, strictly speaking, part of the statement of case, and therefore cannot be inspected or disclosed without an application under CPR 5.4C. When assessing whether to grant permission, the court drew a line between documents provided voluntarily and those produced under compulsion, such as through general disclosure requirements imposed by a worldwide freezing order...

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